{"81991":{"#nid":"81991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u0027Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature\u0027 Opens March 17","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn exhibit and related events hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology this spring examine the transformation of Mary Shelley\u0027s classic Monster from a literary marvel into a cultural phenomenon - and how that feat relates to the on-going debate over ethics and the pursuit of science.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe free exhibit, \u003Cem\u003EFrankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature\u003C\/em\u003E, runs March 17-April 30 in the Neely Gallery of Georgia Tech\u0027s Library and Information Center, 704 Cherry St. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 12-5 p.m. Sundays.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This exhibition offers a fresh look at Mary Shelley\u0027s remarkable life and the evolution of her classic novel, \u003Cem\u003EFrankenstein\u003C\/em\u003E, since its publication in 1818,\u0022 Records Coordinator Kirk Henderson said. \u0022The traveling exhibition shows how playwrights, filmmakers and the media have transformed Mary Shelley\u0027s saga into one of the Western world\u0027s most enduring myths.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech also will host a speaker and film series to coincide with the traveling exhibit. Sara Karloff - the daughter of Boris Karloff, who portrayed Frankenstein\u0027s Monster in several classic films -- will introduce \u003Cem\u003EThe Bride of Frankenstein\u003C\/em\u003E, 7 p.m. April 19 in the Georgia Tech Student Center Theater, 351 Ferst Drive NW. Ms. Karloff will speak on her father\u0027s legacy in film before the movie begins.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, \u003Cem\u003EFrankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature \u003C\/em\u003Eexamines how Frankenstein\u0027s abuse of science and his failure to take responsibility for his actions after reanimating a monstrous being is the direct result of his ambition and idealism - human emotions that later lead to revenge and forgiveness.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The exhibition also addresses issues such as cloning and genetic engineering, which raise difficult questions about the nature of human identity,\u0022 Henderson said. \u0022The story of Frankenstein -- as myth and as metaphor -- can help the public articulate and examine these fears.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn association with the exhibit, Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Literature, Communication and Culture will host three speakers who will discuss Mary Shelley and the influence of her work. Among the scheduled speakers are:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKathleen Goonan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThursday, March 18, 2004, 4 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nClary Theater, Moore Student Success Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n219 Uncle Henie Way NW\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=31\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=31\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=31\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGoonan is an up-and-coming science fiction author who has employed a post-modern interpretation of the Frankenstein myth in some of her work. Among her books are \u003Cem\u003EQueen City Jazz\u003C\/em\u003E, a New York Times Notable book and British Science Fiction Association Award finalist, and \u003Cem\u003ECrescent City Rhapsody,\u003C\/em\u003E a Nebula award finalist.  Her most recent novel is \u003Cem\u003ELight Music\u003C\/em\u003E, published by Harper Collins.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnne Mellor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWednesday, March 24, 2004, 4 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003EMothering Monsters - Mary Shelley.s Frankenstein\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nClary Theater, Moore Student Success Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n219 Uncle Henie Way NW\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=31\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=31\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=31\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMellor, a Shelley scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, is author of \u003Cem\u003EMary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters\u003C\/em\u003E and\u003Cem\u003E Romanticism and Gender\u003C\/em\u003E.  She has edited Shelley\u0027s major writings and addresses Shelley\u0027s relationship to science and technology.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIrving Foote\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMonday, March 29, 2 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003EThe Monster is Like a Red, Red Rose\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFerst Room, Library and Information Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n704 Cherry St. NW\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=77\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=77\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gtalumni.org\/campusmap\/bldngmodel.html?id=77\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the early 1970s, Professor Emeritus Bud Foote developed one of the nation\u0027s first university-level science-fiction courses in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Literature, Communication, and Culture. He also is the founder of the Bud Foote Science Fiction Collection, currently housed in the Georgia Tech Library Archives. Foote will discuss science fiction as a genre that emerges at the intersection of two important modern narrative trajectories: The story of the human heart in conflict, and the story of the mind finding its place in the universe. Foote also will address what he sees as the perennial mystery of Shelley\u0027s Frankenstein: Why does Victor Frankenstein see his creation as ugly?\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn conjunction with the \u003Cem\u003EFrankenstein\u003C\/em\u003E exhibit, a series of free films will be shown in the Georgia Tech Student Center Theater, 351 Ferst Drive NW.  The scheduled films are:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMary Shelley.s Frankenstein \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E(1994)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirected by Kenneth Branagh\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMonday, April 5, 2004, 7 p.m.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYoung Frankenstein \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E(1974)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirected by Mel Brooks\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTuesday, April 13, 2004, 7 p.m.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Bride of Frankenstein \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E(1935)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirected by James Whale\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMonday, April 19, 2004, 7 p.m.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis exhibit and its related events are sponsored by Georgia Tech\u0027s Library and Information Center and the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditional assistance for the exhibit is provided by the College of Sciences; the Dean of Graduate Studies; DramaTech; and the Student Center Programs Council Movie Committee.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Md., and the American Library Association Public Programs Office organized the traveling exhibition and tour with major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Library of Medicine.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"An exhibit and related events hosted by Georgia Tech\u0027s Library and Information Center this spring examine the transformation of Mary Shelley\u0027s classic Monster from a literary marvel into a cultural phenomenon - and how that feat relates to the on-going debate over ethics and the pursuit of science.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2004-03-12 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:02","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-03-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-03-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"82001":{"id":"82001","type":"image","title":"Original Copy of Frankenstein","body":null,"created":"1449178087","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:07","changed":"1475894698","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:58"}},"media_ids":["82001"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/frankenstein\/frankhome.html","title":"National Library of Medicine"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/ppo\/currentprograms\/frankenstein\/frankensteinpenetrating.htm","title":"American Library Association"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Library and Information Center"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}